Language Spoken At Home in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 53,376 | 100% |
English only | 39,238 | 73.5% |
Language other than English | 14,138 | 26.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,377 | 8.2% |
Spanish | 4,366 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,826 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,083 | 9.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,183 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,147 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,268 | 2.4% |
Other languages | 542 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 100 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,075 | 100% |
American | 3,375 | 5.8% |
Arab | 273 | 0.5% |
Czech | 464 | 0.8% |
Danish | 237 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 664 | 1.1% |
English | 5,357 | 9.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,059 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 173 | 0.3% |
German | 6,238 | 10.7% |
Greek | 246 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 306 | 0.5% |
Irish | 6,070 | 10.5% |
Italian | 2,973 | 5.1% |
Lithuanian | 445 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 649 | 1.1% |
Polish | 1,042 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 67 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,129 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 624 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,206 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 357 | 0.6% |
Subsaharan African | 423 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 504 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 38 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 469 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 261 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 465 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,586 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,211 | 70.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,265 | 42.9% |
Married-couple family | 12,778 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,696 | 35.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 666 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 259 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,767 | 8.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,310 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 6,375 | 29.5% |
Householder living alone | 5,452 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 1,376 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,633 | 44.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,943 | 13.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 57,998 | 100% |
Householder | 21,586 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 12,714 | 21.9% |
Child | 19,432 | 33.5% |
Other relatives | 2,327 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,939 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 702 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,710 | 100% |
Never married | 6,234 | 28.7% |
Now married, except separated | 13,677 | 63.0% |
Separated | 137 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 274 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 1,388 | 6.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,577 | 100% |
Never married | 4,901 | 21.7% |
Now married, except separated | 13,321 | 59.0% |
Separated | 301 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,371 | 6.1% |
Divorced | 2,683 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 912 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 93 | 10.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 753 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 29 | 3.9% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 15 | 2.0% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 1.9% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 29 | 100% |
Who are female | 7 | 24.1% |
Who are married | 29 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,174 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,446 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 409 | 2.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,724 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,423 | 27.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,172 | 13.4% |
Educational Attainment in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 37,724 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 533 | 1.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 521 | 1.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,899 | 13.0% |
Some college, no degree | 5,966 | 15.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,012 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,522 | 41.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,271 | 21.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 63.1% |
Veteran Status in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,903 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,184 | 5.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 57,996 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,841 | 4.9% |
Under 18 years | 17,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 211 | 1.2% |
18 to 64 years | 36,734 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,012 | 2.8% |
65 years and over | 4,142 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,618 | 39.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 57,149 | 100% |
Same house | 47,874 | 83.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,315 | 14.5% |
Same county | 3,841 | 6.7% |
Different county | 4,474 | 7.8% |
Same state | 1,540 | 2.7% |
Different state | 2,934 | 5.1% |
Abroad | 960 | 1.7% |
Place Of Birth in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,075 | 100% |
Native | 45,381 | 78.1% |
Born in United States | 44,064 | 75.9% |
State of residence | 16,579 | 28.5% |
Different state | 27,485 | 47.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,317 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 12,694 | 21.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,694 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,073 | 40.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,621 | 60.0% |
Year of Entry in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 14,011 | 100% |
Native | 1,317 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,282 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 12,694 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 541 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,153 | 95.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alpharetta City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,694 | 100% |
Europe | 2,170 | 17.1% |
Asia | 6,363 | 50.1% |
Africa | 451 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 36 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 3,380 | 26.6% |
Northern America | 294 | 2.3% |